Oracle’s 2011 deal to buy Pillar Data Systems, a company largely bankrolled by CEO Larry Ellison, was widely seen as unusual. Now a court settlement makes it even less likely he’ll ever profit from his investment in the startup.

Oracle, striking back at a critic of the company’s executive compensation, said Chief Executive Larry Ellison is “an extremely valuable asset” whose “pay package is appropriate under the circumstances.”

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